Kamikochi Line had trains of great value and ones with unique names. Here, please let us introduce the trains from the start of the operation of Nice to meet you. History of Kamikochi Line the line, as well as the history of Kamikochi Line. I am Nagisa Endo, the mascot for the Kamikochi Line operated Hanifu 1 Passenger This is a wooden train produced in 1904. by Alpico Kotsu. Carriage 1922～1948 It was transferred to Chikuma Railway Co., Ltd. I usually work at Niimura in 1922 and retired in Station on the Kamikochi Line. 1948. A variety of goods are available Currently, it is exhibited at our stations. at The Railway Museum in prefecture. Class 10 Class 5000 Class 3000 Please take a look at them! 3000Railcar形 3000Railcar形 Railcar Twitter 1999年1958 1999年1986 1999 @Nagisa_Endo ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ 走行中1986 走行中2000 Class ED 301 Electric This is a medium-sized ● A guide is on board to support passengers. convex locomotive with a Kamikochi Line Locomotive ● You can purchase “Coupon Tickets of Matsumoto-City low and wide hood at front Welfare Passport” inside the train. and rear ends, which was Passenger- You can get on the train without worry even at an produced in the United Friendly ● States in 1926. unstaffed station. A guide calculates your fare. This railcar appeared in conjunction with the change in the body materi- This is a Class 5000 railcar, which was previously owned by the Tokyu Railcars of this class were introduced after remodeling and maintaining It was once used to carry Train al from wood to steel. Its body structure was modernized for that time, Corporation and called “Ao-gaeru (literally ‘green frog’ ),” was re-coated the Class 3000 railcars which ran on the . The body The service is available on Tuesdays and Fridays. *excluding national holidays materials for a dam to the by fixating windows to the frames with rubber however, the truck manu- with the color of Matsumoto Electric Railway (beige, red, and blue). At all made of stainless steel has been coated in white with the dynamic construction base around factured in the Taisho period, which is from 1912 to 1926, was used as it that time, it was popularly known as “Shiro-gaeru (literally ‘white frog’ ).” stripe, the trademark of ALPICO Group. The specifications are for cold Kamikochi Line Train with Tour Guide in 2017 Shin-shimashima Station. was, providing active services for almost 60 years. Currently, its color has been turned back to the original color and it is climate areas, and some of these railcars are equipped with defrosting preserved in Niimura Station. pantographs. A guide is aboard regular trains to explain the attractive features of the Kamikochi Line. *The train runs every day from April 29 to May 7 and from Date of Service August 5 to August 20. Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays from 1920 1921 1922 1932 1955 1958 1966 1984 1986 1999 2011 April 22, 2017 (Sat.) to November 12, 2017 (Sun.)

Started conductor-less Introduced Class Renamed the Founded as Started operating Started operating Renamed the Changed the line The manufacturing Changed the name of Discontinued operation. 3000 railcars. company Chikuma a line between a line between company name from the of steel-made Akamatsu Station to the line between Elevated the Introduced Alpico Kotsu Co., Ltd. Railway Matsumoto Niimura Matsumoto Electric Shimashima Line to the railcars started. “Shin-shimashima Station.” Shinshimashima voltage to 1500V. the ATS system. Co., Ltd. and Niimura. and Shimashima. Railway Co., Ltd. Kamikochi Line. Class 10 railcars and Shimashima. Introduced Class 5000 debuted. railcars.

整 理 券 Stations & Timetable for Collection of Head Marks Q How can I get on and off trains of the Kamikochi Line? =Staffed station =Unstaffed station Matsumoto For Shin-shimashima Outbound For Matsumoto Inbound Shin-shimashima =Unstaffed except for some hours Traveling direction of a train Kamikochi Line Head marks are plates which indicate the name Kamikochi Line of a train, etc. and are put on the front and the Fare table Numbered ticket 2 1minutes 2minutes 2minutes 1minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 3minutes 3minutes back of the train. Here we have a collection of 3 Fare box 2 Numbered ticket various plates used in the past events.

Nishi- Nagisa -arai Oniwa Shimonii Kitanii/Matsumoto- Niimura Samizo Moriguchi Shimojima Hata Endo FAQ 1 1 Shin- (1) Please use the “the middle door” to get on a train. Matsumoto matsumoto Daigaku-mae shimashima (2) If you do not have a ticket, get a numbered ticket at the door (which is required when getting off the train). (3) When you leave a train at an unstaffed station, please put your ticket and fare in the fare box placed at the Fare very front of the train in the traveling direction when getting off the train. (from Matsumoto) ￥170 ￥170 ￥170 ￥170 ￥250 ￥310 ￥360 ￥400 ￥450 ￥490 ￥580 ￥620 ￥700 Katakuri Festival Niimura Sunflower When you leave a train at a staffed station, give your ticket and fare to the station attendant at the ticket gate. *Feel free to ask station staff or train crew for more details. Outbound: Matsumoto→Shin-shimashima *Train 101 is a nonscheduled train. Please ask us for days of service. This timetable shows schedules only for the major stations. *Revised on March 4, 2017. How many round-trip services are offered a day? How many train drivers work for the Kamikochi Line? Q Q Train number 101 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 Three trains run on the Kamikochi Line, offering There are 7 drivers in total. Two out of the AK-01 Matsumoto 4:45 6:31 7:16 8:00 8:19 8:41 9:21 10:10 10:45 11:28 12:09 12:44 13:28 14:07 14:46 15:26 16:06 16:45 17:25 18:02 18:44 19:27 20:12 20:54 21:56 23:07 AK-05 Oniwa ▼ 6:37 7:22 8:06 8:25 8:47 9:27 10:16 10:51 11:34 12:15 12:50 13:34 14:13 14:52 15:32 16:12 16:51 17:31 18:08 18:50 19:33 20:18 21:00 22:02 23:13 A 25 round-trip services in total. When the A 7 engineers stay overnight at Shin-shimashima AK-08 Niimura ▼ 6:45 7:32 8:14 8:33 8:55 9:35 10:24 10:59 11:42 12:23 12:58 13:42 14:21 15:00 15:40 16:20 16:59 17:39 18:16 18:58 19:41 20:26 21:08 22:10 23:21 mountains of Kamikochi are open, rapid trains may Station and operate trains next morning. AK-12 Hata ▼ 6:55 7:43 8:24 8:46 9:06 9:46 10:34 11:09 11:52 12:33 13:08 13:52 14:31 15:11 15:51 16:30 17:09 17:49 18:27 19:08 19:51 20:36 21:18 22:20 23:31 Train Day Train with Tour Guide extraordinarily run in the early morning. AK-14 Shin-shimashima 5:09 7:01 7:49 8:30 8:52 9:12 9:52 10:40 11:15 11:58 12:39 13:14 13:58 14:37 15:17 15:57 16:36 17:15 17:55 18:33 19:14 19:57 20:42 21:24 22:26 23:37 Inbound: Shin-shimashima→Matsumoto How many carriages do you have? Q When do you inspect trains? Train number 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 Q AK-14 Shin-shimashima 5:44 6:29 7:14 7:36 7:58 8:40 9:20 10:08 10:53 11:26 12:07 12:52 13:26 14:05 14:45 15:25 16:04 16:43 17:23 18:01 18:42 19:25 20:10 21:12 22:32 The Kamikochi Line has 4 two-car train units, Trains need to undergo periodic vehicle AK-12 Hata 5:49 6:34 7:19 7:42 8:03 8:45 9:25 10:13 10:58 11:31 12:12 12:57 13:31 14:10 14:50 15:30 16:09 16:48 17:28 18:06 18:47 19:30 20:15 21:17 22:37 inspection just like automobiles. One of the AK-08 Niimura 5:59 6:44 7:29 7:54 8:13 8:55 9:35 10:23 11:08 11:41 12:22 13:07 13:41 14:20 15:00 15:40 16:19 16:58 17:38 18:16 18:57 19:40 20:25 21:27 22:47 A totaling 8 cars. Also, some retired cars A AK-05 Oniwa 6:06 6:51 7:36 8:01 8:20 9:02 9:42 10:30 11:15 11:48 12:29 13:14 13:48 14:27 15:07 15:47 16:26 17:05 17:45 18:23 19:04 19:47 20:32 21:34 22:54 Happy New Year Ombashira Festival (a Class ED 301 Electric Locomotive and 2 Class 4 train’s is inspected in depot at Niimura Station AK-01 Matsumoto 6:14 6:59 7:44 8:10 8:29 9:10 9:50 10:37 11:22 11:55 12:36 13:21 13:55 14:34 15:15 15:55 16:34 17:13 17:52 18:31 19:11 19:54 20:39 21:41 23:01 5000 Railcars) were preserved. to ensure safe operation. Make sure to do the following when crossing a railroad: Mechanism of the engineer’s seat of Please follow trains of the Kamikochi Line K A Master controller B Door switch C Reverser If you cross a these rules. railroad while Matsumoto Bom Bom Go, Matsumoto Yamaga FC G H 1 2 riding a bike, 3 4 F I D Horn pedal E Headlight switching F Ammeter J pedal the wheels may fall into a ditch and it is A dangerous! C G Speed indicator H Pressure gauge I Wiper switch Some railroad crossings have no gate or Stop just before a railroad and look When you are riding a bicycle, get alarm; therefore, stop just before a It is a wrong behavior to put stones to the right and left to make sure off and walk the bike to cross a railroad and look to the right and left to on railroads or do mischief on B B J Public-address K Setting equipment for that no train is approaching, then railroad so that you will not fall into make sure that no train is approaching, railroads. Do not enter railroads. Nagisa TRAIN Railway Girl Stamp Rally E D system conductor-less operation cross the railroad. a ditch of the railroad. and then cross the railroad.

About things left behind or lost in trains, operation status, and other inquiries, please call the following phone number or do a search on the following website: If you find any suspicious object… 3 principles to follow when you find a Do not touch Do not smell Do not move the object Kamikochi Line search Please report it to station staff, train crew, or the police! Shin-shimashima Station 0263-92-2511 www.alpico.co.jp/access/rail/ suspicious object The eyes and action of every one of us are indispensable to prevent terrorism! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

English Edition English 松本市地域公共交通協議会 Pasting Please put your fare and ticket to the fare Chikuma River

Pasting Map of surrounding areas box in a train (when getting off a train of Oniwa Station *Some highway express Itoigawa Kaichi School at an unstaffed station). Ukiyo-e Museum busses stop at Naganodo- Sai Matsumoto Bus Stop. Shinano- River Matsumoto Underpass omachi Matsumoto-city Castle

Pasting Rekishi no Sato Restaurant (Bus stop to get off at) Matsumoto 158 Yamabiko Pasting Hotaka Signboard Highway Express bus Pharmacy Underpass Cemetery Matsumoto Inter-Mae Matsumoto Bus Terminal

Class 3000 Railcar of Alpico Kotsu (Matsumoto Dentetsu) Mailbox Dry Cleaners Narai River Town Sneaker bus Pasting Oniwa Station Mt. Jonendake can be seen 19 Ta River Japan Ukiyo-e Museum from the end of the platform. Nishi-Matsumoto About 130 pieces of ukiyo-e are exhibited at all times. Shinano-arai Matsumoto-city Rekishi no Sato An outdoor museum with a collection The highest mountain of old buildings of the modern 158 Nagisa you can see from the Shinshu region train windows on sunny The road curve here reminds Here, there was a days is Mt. Jonendake. 7:20 – 9:50 Matsumoto I.C. Oniwa us of the disused railway truck. River Service (weekdays only) marshaling yard. Nagano Expressway The old railway bridge and mountains The railway was elevated Shimonii due to the increased number of Anyoji Temple Log-cabin-style Old trees of weeping cherries will be station building cars driving on the national highway [in 1961]. Kamikochi in magnificent bloom around the Matsumoto University middle of April. 7:20 – 20:00 Cherry trees at Service (weekdays only) Kitanii/Matsumoto-Daigaku Mae Kametaya Sake Isagoda Shrine (in Sannomiya) Guide post FF Shop Asawa Brewery and the The 4 fir pillars are replaced (convenience store) Northern Alps every 7 years (in September Niimura of the following year of the Nagisa Engo loves the waffles You can make a choice from Service 7:20 – 15:50 Ombashira Festival at Suwa Taisya). baked in the shop. more than 20 ingredients to Community bus put in a fluffy waffle. A habitat of Chosenia Arbutifolia Mountains and broad fields Chosenia arbutifolia, which is a kind of willow, of rice and other crops Abo Tunnel can be seen only in the Azusa River basin, ←For Takayama Kamikochi, and part of Hokkaido. Kametaya Sake Brewery Samizo Founded in 1869. Rapid economic growth Their main product is sake made from (around 1950 – 1970) Tofu Shop Shimojimaya underground water of the Japanese Alps. The platform was extended You can drink soymilk at the shop. You can tour the brewery, sample sake, following the increase of the and buy products. volume of traffic. The height of the platform Moriguchi 7:20 – 16:20 Service (weekdays only) A place where the tale of was also changed. “Monokusa Taro” has been handed down Welcome to the Old rails are used as station “Monokusa Taro” is an old story that a lazy young man was 158 Shimojima fences and platform flattered into going to where his talent for waka, a Japanese traditional poem of 31 syllables, blossomed, bringing shelters. Kamikochi Line! him a success in life. Matsumoto City, It has been told that he idled his time (Matsumoto Plain Regional Nagano prefecture The former building of away at this place. Kanazawa Alwin Park Sport Stadium) JR Hokuriku Shimashima Station Hata Shinano-omachi ShinkansenNagano This station building, which had been Itoigawa built in 1922 and located in the place During the operational JR Oito Line 1.3 km closer to Kamikochi, was dismantled Service hours of trains Utsukushigahara Tokyo and reconstructed here. Shinshu- Endo Community During the business hours of the JR bus ticket office of each station Mt.Fuji Akamatsu Roadside Service (No description means that the station is unstaffed.) Restaurant Tamurado This is a small shrine built in the Muromachi Period (1333 – 1573) and designated by the Japanese government as important cultural property. (soba noodle shop) This shrine was prosperous enough for the whole neighborhood to be called “Shinano Nikko” (Nikko is one of the most famous shrines in Japan). Spot for taking photos of trains The innards stew platter Shin-shimashima park and ride is what the attendants at Photography spots and scenery vary with the weather, season and lapse of time. Shin-shimashima Station Matsumoto municipal Parking (Interviewed and produced in February and March 2017) Matsumoto City recommend trying! Kamikouchi Kamikochi Line Utsukushigahara Information The station building and ticket gate are for common use with JR.The 2 ticket-vending machines at the Matsumoto During the operation hours of trains on Any prepaid IC cards such as and PASMO are Shin-shimashima Station & Bus Terminal Service not acceptable for trains of the Kamikochi Line. left side are for the Kamikochi Line. Shin-shimashima Matsumoto I.C. Park and Ride Parking Lot run by Matsumoto City discount You can purchase a Alpico Kotsu Former building of one-day open ticket in a Ticket gate Shirahone Hot Spring Shimashima Station 158 tickets train, at the Matsumoto Bus Terminal, and at the Norikura Coin- Convenience store following stations: Shiojiri Nagano You can also purchase tickets Your fare needs to be adjusted in a operated Waiting room which has the Niimura Station, Hata Station, Expressway nearest ATM Ticket for transfer train or at a station you get off when JR Chuo Line lockers Shin-shimashima Station, Round-trip for transfer between trains from the station you transferred directly from the Shimonii Station, between trains and ticket and busses. (about 5 minutes’ walk) Kitanii/Matsumoto- busses JR lines. Rest Ticket Fare adjustment counter Daigaku Mae Station, You can purchase these tickets at the Okaya JCT. Lake Suwa room office Available One-day open ticket for for a and Moriguchi Station. Matsumoto Bus Terminal, Shin-shimashima The necessary time for transfer is about 3 minutes. Station, and ticket-vending machines at Chuo Services of adjusting the fare, and Vending machine with an trains whole year Meishin Expressway Shinjuku settling the difference in an amount image of Nagisa Endo painted of the Kamikochi Line Matsumoto Station. Expressway, between a regular ticket and a 1,000 yen for an adult, You can get benefit only by making a Feel free to ask for the sale discount ticket for transfer from For Tokyo Ticket 300 yen for a child round trip from Kitanii or stations Nagoya trains to buses or an all-access pass beyond to Matsumoto. period at the ticket offices. My name is Kobayashi, a are available. gate Bus stop Smoking area guide of the Train with Tour Guide. Good old solid tickets (basic fare tickets and admission tickets) Grab as many used solid tickets as you can. Please enjoy the attractions of the Train platform *Busses will not leave until adjustment of the fares of Available at the ticket office of 200 yen for a grab. At Niimura Station all passengers who transferred from trains is finished. staffed stations during the and Shinshimashima Station business hours Kamikochi Line with this map.